The Last Samurai (1974)
Synopsis
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
Release Date: 1974-09-20
Runtime: 159 minutes
Director: Kenji Misumi
Top Cast
- Hideki Takahashi as Sugi Toranosuke
- Ken Ogata as Nakamura Hanjiro
- Teruhiko Saigō as Okita Soji
- Masaomi Kondo as Iba Hachiro
- Keiko Matsuzaka as Reiko
- Kiwako Taichi as Ohide
- Asao Sano as
- Ayako Honami as
- Toru Minegishi as
- Takahiro Tamura as Ikemoto Mohei
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